Yahoo Lifestyle Music Industry Moves: Lauren Davis Upped to Associate Chair of NYU’s Clive Davis Institute
Lauren Davis has been promoted to associate chair of New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music. She will work alongside Nick Sansano, chair of the Clive Davis Institute.
Davis is a highly-experienced music attorney who has represented high-profile musicians, producers and publishers, among others. She’s been teaching at NYU since 2006 and served as the faculty senator on NYU’s Faculty Council for six years. (Lauren Davis is also Clive Davis’ daughter.)
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Davis started her time at NYU teaching legal and business aspects of the music industry to college students. She has also lectured on social entrepreneurship and advancing equity and inclusion in music.
Davis added in a statement, “It’s been a privilege to teach and prepare the next generation of music-industry leaders for the past 18 years. I’m excited to roll up my sleeves, work with Nick and help steer the Clive Davis Institute’s growth and expansion in the years ahead.”
+ Audius has inked a multi-territory licensing agreement with International Copyright Enterprise (ICE). The new deal will allow over 330,000 rights holders to receive royalties where their music is used on Audius across a broad territorial footprint, including sub-Saharan Africa and Asia Pacific.
“ICE is one of the most forward-thinking technology players in royalty collection and distribution,” said Shamal Ranasinghe, chief business officer at Audius. “Establishing an agreement with them ensures that thousands of artists, songwriters and other rights holders around the world can begin earning royalties via Audius’ global music marketplace.”
Audius has signed deals with a number of important players in music publishing and performing rights over the last several months, including Kobalt, ASCAP, BMI, SESAC and GMR, to name a few. These new deals give songwriters, artists and other rights holders the ability to generate revenue within Audius’ music marketplace, which empowers fans to support their favorite artists via direct U.S. dollar payments.
+ The Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation has announced Warner Music Latina will sponsor its Prodigy Scholarship toward a bachelor’s degree at Berklee College of Music.
The scholarship will cover tuition and room and board for the 2025 fall semester, as well as wrap around services provided by the Foundation. It is the first time in the scholarship’s decade long history that it will be sponsored by a record label.
“This partnership embodies one of our core values: to cultivate intellectual and artistic potential by removing barriers that often impede exceptional musicians from realizing their vision,” said Alejandro Duque, president of Warner Music Latin America. “Through strategic educational support we’re not just investing in individual careers, but in the broader cultural landscape of musical innovation.”
Roberto Andrade, managing director of Warner Music Latina, added, “At Warner Music Latina, we’re proud to support young talent through this scholarship. By empowering aspiring musicians, we’re investing in the voices that will shape tomorrow’s soundtrack. This is more than an opportunity – it’s a commitment to creativity, talent and the future of music.”
In addition, several scholarships are available for music students between the ages of 17 and 25 with a passion for Latin music and financial limitations.
The Latin Grammy Cultural Foundation is now accepting applications for all 2025 scholarships until April 10.
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